Election: Highland Heights rezoning issue may not have the right votes to become reality

A Highland Heights rezoning issue that passed a city-wide vote in Tuesday's election may not move forward.

In addition to passing city wide, the rezoning issue must also win the vote in the specific ward that the rezoning is scheduled to take place.

Both rezoning issues on the ballot in Highland Heights passed the city-wide vote, but Issue 58 was voted down in Ward Four by a margin of 731-444, according to unofficial final results from the Cuyahoga County Elections Board.

Issue 58 sought a change in the zoning map that would have turned a parcel of land at the southeast corner of Wilson Mills and Brainard roads from a locals business district to a motor service district.

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Issue 57, which would change a parcel of land on Brainard Road from single-family residential district to automobile parking district, was passed in both the city and Ward Four vote.

Furthermore, outstanding ballots may change the vote totals.

According to the Elections Board, 30,832 possible absentee ballots are still unreturned and 30,759 possible provisional ballots need to be validated.

The outstanding ballots still have to be sorted into their proper voting districts, so the number of ballots that could possibly affect the Highland Heights vote is still unknown.